Paper box



H. M. LEVY PAPER BOX Filed Sept. 7 1920 Patented June 19, 1923.

T a 'QFFICTE. 1

- HAROLD M. LEVY, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, .ASSIGNOR T CRESCENT PAPER BOX FACTORY, on NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, A oORPORATION OF LOUISIANA. p

' PAPER Box.

Application filed. September 7, 1920. 'Serial NO. 408,420.

To all whom it mag concern:

.Be it :known that I, HAROLD M. LEVY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, inthe parish of Orleans and State 5 of Louisiana, has invented certain new and usefulxlmprovements in Paper Boxes, of

which the -fo'llowing is a specification.

This invention relates to paper boxes, and -more particularly .to that type of boxes in whichthebody or tray and the cover are made separate. and afterwards hingedly connected.

It has for. its object the provision of a ipaper box, which iseasily manufactured and which is durable in use. A further object is the provision of a durable hinge for cardboard boxes orthe like without the use of cloth or other flexible material, being continedto the materials of which the box is composed. A still further Object of the in- .Zvention is the development of a method of forming thehinge, whereby it is made more durable.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention willhereinafterappear in the followingv description and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the. appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein-all reference characters are employed to designate similar parts throughout the several figures,

Figure .1 is a perspective of my box, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken upon the line 22 of Figure 1, showing-the. several component parts of which the hinge is made, Figure 3 isatsimilar view taken upon the line 33 of Figure 1 of a portion of the box showing the hingesection thereof, and

Figure 4 isa perspective of the end of the 40 cover section before it is applied to the body.

In the following description, I have set forth a singlee-mbodiment of my invention,

. butit'willb'e understood that this embodi .mentisiexemplary'only, and that the invention is susceptible-of many changes within the spirit and scope of the appended clalms.

.The numeral 10 designates the body or be made of ordinary cardboard cut into the desired blanks, the sides and ends being bent up out of the plane of the bottom, and suitably connected together to form the body or tray section of the box. While any method of attaching the sides and ends together may be employed, I have shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 and in section in Figure 3 short strips of stout paper, which are-attached to the sides and ends by adhesive.

The body or tray is shown as covered by a relatively thin paper, which is pasted to the outside of the bottom, the outer facesof the side. and end flangesand for-a portion of the inner faces thereof. I

f The, cover section is designated by, the

numeral 15 and consists Of'a top 16, side flanges 17, front flange 18 and ahinge flap 19.

This coverzis likewise made .from a single blank. of any suitablecardboard with the side and front flanges and the hinge flap bent down from the plane of the top, but I prefer to make the cover of a bending quality of box board to secure -a neater, more'easily .formed and more durable hinge for the box.

The covensection alsohas a covering of thin paper which extends over the top, the outer face of the flanges and a portion of theiinner faces thereof. I It is not secured to the hinge flap butis extended to provide a projecting end overlapping the flap for a purpose hereinafter to be explained.

.While the hinge flap may be of any suitable dimensions without departing from the spirit of the invention, I-preferto make the same of a width equal to theinsidewidth of the body or tray and of a height equal to I the; depth of the body or tray section.

In the connecting of the cover section to the body or tray section, the hinge flap is 7 attached to the end flange .14: oftheabody or tray and as shown it is applied tothe inner face thereof by means of a coating of adhesive. It-will be noted that by this construction the end of the tray or body is made considerably stouter and at a point where the strain due to the opening and closing movements of the cover would occur.

After the cover is thus attached to the body of the, box, the projecting portion of the paper covering for the cover, as seen at 20, is

attached to and completely covers the paper covering of the end flange 14, but it is obvious that the projecting end may be attached directly to the flange 14 by omitting the bottom covering on this member. I prefer that this section 20 of the covering paper be attached to the flange 14 When the box cover is in" closed position, thereby relieving this paper covering section from strain in the opening and closing movements of the cover. Besides obscuring from view the bend 21 of the box board of the cover, this section 20 of the-covering Will tend to protect the said bend or hinge.

In making my box I prefer to first form the tray and the cover, then Wrap the body or tray, next glue the hinge flap into the inside of the Wrapped box, and finally Wrap "the cover, attaching the section 20 of the Wrapping or covering to the end flange while the cover is in its closed position.

While I have described my invention as having a hinged flap attached to the cover section and the covering paper of the cover as extended over the hinge bend and'attached to the end flange of the tray section, it Will'be understood that these details may be altered Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

By my invention there is produced a paper box of the hinged cover type, Which is durable in use and neat in appearance.

Since the hinge flap is integral WiththB cover and made of a bending quality of box u board, thebox may be opened and closed repeatedly Without breaking or tearing the hinge. The gluing of the covering paper to the parts adjacent the hinge While the box is closed adds materially to the strengthof the -hinge, since by this means there is little liability of the breaking of the paper covering. It is to be noted that the flexible box board used prevents the box hinge from and that the section 20 of the covering paper tearing or splitting on the inside of the box,

prevents the outside of the box from showing the crease or split, which is more liable Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

a 1 1. A paper box comprising a body or tray section havlng an end flange, a cover section having a hinge flap. secured to one side of said end flange, and a covering for said cover section secured to the opposite side of said end flange. 1

2. A paper box comprising a body or tray section of cardboard and having an end flange, and a cover section of a bending quality of cardboard and having a hinge flap formed at one end thereof, said hinge flap being secured to one side of said end flange by adhesive, and a strip of covering paper attached to the cover section,. passed over the bend of the hinge flap and secured to the other side of said end flange.

8. A paper box comprising abody or tray section having an end flange and a cover section having a hinge flap of a height and length corresponding to the depth and Width, respectively, of said end flange and 1 secured to'one face of said end flange by adhesive, and a strip of covering'paper secured to the cover section, passed "over the' bend of the hinge flap and secured tothe other face-of the end flange.

4. Apaper box comprismg a body or'itray section having an end flange and a cover section having a hinge flap formedwby bendingthe material of the cover atan angle, a covering securedto the bottom and side and end flanges of saidtray: or body section, and a covering secured tothe-top of said cover section and extending beyond the bend of said hinge flap, the hinge flap-being secured to the inner face of the end flange and the extended portion of-said covering being secured to the outer face of said end face of said end flange, and'coveringsrfor said box sections, one-of which is attached to the outer face of said-endflange,=passed over the hinge and attached to the topyof the cover section. v Y

6. A paper box comprising section and a cover section,one. of saidsections being provided with a hinge .flElLP formed by bending a portion of the material of the section, Which flap is attached tothe a body or tray? inner face of the other section, and a covering strip of paper'attached tothe section having the hinge flap, passed overthe bend thereof and attached to the outerfaceiof the other section.

7. A hinge for a comprising a hinge supporting section, a hinge flap formed by bending a cardboard body and secured to, one-face ofsaidhin'ge supporting section, and a paper covering atcardboard box or the like '1 tached to the other face of said, hinge'su'pporting section, passedoverthe bend of said hinge flap and secured to the cardboardbody. Y 8. A hinge for cardboard boxesand the like comprising 'tWo cardboardzmembersto be hingedly connected, consisting of a hinge flap upon one of said members formed-by bending a; portion thereof a t-an'angle and a hinge support'uponthe other of said members, the hinge flap overlapping and secured toone face of the hinge support, a'nd a strip" of paper secured to one of said members, passed over the bend of the hinge flap and secured to the other face of said hinge supof an end member of the tray, and pasting port. a covering to the outside of the cover, and

9. The process of forming a hinge for a to the outside of said end member of the 10 paper box or the like comprising a tray or tra While the cover is in bent position. 5 body and a hinged cover, consisting of bendn testimony whereof I afiix my signaing a section of the cover to form a hinge ture. i A flap, securing said hinge flap to the inside HAROLD M. LEVY. 

